When violence begins at home : a comprehensive guide to understanding and ending domestic abuse /

When violence begins at home : a comprehensive guide to understanding and ending domestic abuse / K.J. Wilson. - Second edition. - Alameda, CA Hunter House ©2006 - xxvi, 448 páginas ilustraciones 23 cm.

Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.

Introduction -- The dynamics of abusive relationships -- The effects of family violence on children -- Teen dating violence -- The intimate relationship between substance abuse and domestic violence -- Battered women and the legal system -- Living underground -- The oppression that binds : barriers to living violence free -- For friends, family, and loved ones : when someone you know is being hurt -- Domestic violence and the workplace -- Battered women and their health : the response of the medical community -- Battered women and communities of faith -- Domestic violence and the military -- Creating a community response to domestic violence -- Intervention strategies for battered women and their children -- Advocacy and empowerment -- Intervention and prevention programs for batterers -- Loving ourselves : self-care for helpers -- The national domestic violence hotline -- A history of violence against women.

"Resource for victims of abuse and their caregivers, significantly updated with guidance on everything from indicators of an abusive relationship to domestic violence legislation, as well as information on date rape drugs, cyber-stalking, effectiveness of batterer intervention programs, and more"--Provided by publisher.

978-0-89793-455-8 (rústica)


Abuso de la esposa ---Estados Unidos
Abuso de la esposa ---Prevención ---Estados Unidos
Esposas maltratadas ---Estados Unidos
Violencia familiar ---Estados Unidos
Wife abuse ---United States
Wife abuse ---Prevention--United States -
Family violence ---United States

HV 6626 .2 / W55 2006